The
Gary Rosenthal Collection
One
of the most ambitious projects that we have undertaken is
to provide a
piece of Judaica, in particular a mezuzah, for every Jewish home
in Cuba. Gary
Rosenthal of The
Gary Rosenthal Collection, the
most-renowned maker of Judaica in the country, has
provided us with enough mezuzahs to do this project. Richard
Popkin, an active member of the B'nai B'rith Cuban
Jewish Relief Project, and Stanley Cohen, International
Chairman, have undertaken this project.
There are 1500 Jews in Cuba
with little or no Jewish relics. We
approached Gary Rosenthal with our idea and he said “There
is no problem. I will supply you with anything that
you might need for the entire Jewish community.” 
Gary Rosenthal came up with an idea to make the project
even more meaningful by enlisting the Jewish Youth Philanthropy
in Washington D. C. to help make the mezuzahs with the
materials Gary would supply.
Over 100 sixth and 8th graders
completed these under Gary’s auspices.
The mezuzahs were taken to Cuba and distributed with great
love to the families. Although we have not been able
to distribute the mezuzahs to all the provinces as yet
our plan is to complete the project this year.
We and the Jewish community will forever be grateful to
the wonderful tzedaka which was made possible by the Collections
of Gary Rosenthal. |
